VesselsChinese15th century

Circular Bowl with Scrolling Lotus Decor on the Interior and with Two Registers of Rising Lotus Petals on the Exterior

Xuande period, 1426-1435

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Blue-and-white ware

Medium

Blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Xuande nian zhi" within a double circle on the base

Culture

Chinese

Period

Ming dynasty, 1368-1644

Century

15th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 10.2 x Diam. 20.4 cm (4 x 8 1/16 in.)

Provenance

Richard Bryant Hobart, Cambridge, MA (by 1949–1963), by inheritance; to Mabel Hobart Wentworth, Washington, DC (1963–1969), sold; through [Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York (12 December 1969); to [J.T. Tai & Co., New York, 1969?], sold; to David Berg, New York (after 1969–1999), bequest; to Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University, 1999. Notes: 1. Richard Bryant Hobart (1885–1963), Harvard College Class of 1906 2. Mabel "Muffie" Hobart Wentworth Brandon Cabot (b. 1936), daughter of Richard Bryant Hobart and Janet Elliott Wulsin (1894–1963) 3. David Berg (1904–1999)